Heightened plasma levels of heme oxygenase-1 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-4 as well as elevated peripheral neutrophil counts are associated with TB-diabetes comorbidity.
BACKGROUND: The increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in countries endemic for TB poses a serious complication in the clinical management of this major infectious disease. Understanding the impact of T2DM on TB and the determinants of co.....